Figure wheeled toy



July 3, 1923;

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Application filed May 9,

provements in a wheeled toy simulating a.

1 fowl.

An object of the invention is to impart movement to the wings of the fowl as well as its head and neck, and to likewise cause the bill to open and close.

Another object is that of providing mechanism of a peculiar type byiwhich to impartoper-ation to'all of the described parts automatically and, further, to furnish a novel means of moving the bill.

In the appended drawing,

Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional elevation of the fowl.

Figure 2 is a rear elevation ing part of the structure in section. 1

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Figure 4 is a plan of certain connections for operating parts of the toy. Y

Fi re 5 1s an elevation of a wingshowing t e-manner of attaching an operatlng pitman'thereto, and Figure 6 is an elevation of part of the body structure showing a wing hinged thereto. n I am aware that it is not new to furnish a a toy in the form of a fowl wherein the head and neck are'made to move as a whole with respect to the body, but I am not aware of a fowl wherein these parts are moved in combination with the bill and with the wings whereby to produce a most lifehke result.

In the figures, 1 indicates the bod of a duck as a whole, which as shown in 2 includes two spaced-portions 2, for convenienoe, connected by a top bridging portion 3.

,4 designates a pair of wheels for supporting the bridge by means of a shaft 5 ourthereof show; I

gure 3 is a detail of the head construcigure 1921. Serial in. 468,104.

naled in the'portions- 2 and having a crank 6 between the said portions.

7 isthe neck of the duck surmounted by a rigid head portion 8 to which is pivoted at 9 an upper bill portion '10. Said neck is pivoted between the forward ends of the portions2 at 11, for example. At the lower end of the neck beneath the pivoting member 11, is connectedone end of a pitman 12 whose other end engages around the crank 6 of the shaft 5, the rotation of which crank impiirts a swinging movement to the said nec 'Affixed to the body 1 at any convenient point and in any desired manner is a memer 13 which may be a strip of fiat metal, for example, having an extended end provided with a raised portion 14, Figure 1',

positioned just above the pivot point 11 of said neck. a

Slidable in a suitableguide 15 in the neck is 'a rod 16 one end of which extends through the head 8 adapted to engage the bill pertion 10 just forward of the pivot 9, Figure V 3, while its other end rests upon the raised portion 14. v

'17 is a push-rod secured in the body 1 by which the toy may be operated. It is cearthat when the wheels are rotated by mpving the toy over the floor, the crank 6 will impart a reciprocating'motion to the pitman 12 and move the neck backward and forward as indicated in broken lines. The

highe st point of the raised portion 1 1 of the" member. 13 is a greater distance from the pivoting point 11 than-are the other portions thereof so that in'the position shown in full lines the rod 16 is raised to its highest position at which time the upper end has engaged and lifted the bill portion 10, as shown inliigures 1 and 3. Now, as the neckmoves toward the extremes of its'position, the rod 16 willnpass down one or the other of the inclined sides of the portion 14 and thus in either case approaching the'pivoting point letting the bill 10 close by gravity as the said rod fol.- lows down said mclined sides. 4

By this arrangement,;.it. will be noted-that the bill thus closes at each extreme of movement but opens at the-intermediate position shown. This produces a very lifelike action in that as the bill moves forward from the rearmost position where it 'is closed, it will open and then again close at V or approaching the forward extreme of movement giving the fowl the appearance, as it moves bodily forward, of catching something in the air.

18 indicates a pair of wings hinged at 19 to the body 1 as clearly shown in Figure 2, said wings being shown in two positions. Secured to the inner side of each wing is an eye 20 to which is loosely connected one end of a pitman 21, the other end of each of which is loosely connected with the pitman 12, as by being looped through an eye 22 of the same, or in any other manner found most suitable.

The arrangement is so organized, at any rate, that as the pitman 12 reciprocates, the pitmen 21 will be alternately pushed outward and drawn inward by reason of the elliptical path described by their ends where connected to the pitman 12, resultin in raising and lowering the wings. ese movements occurring together with the neck and bill movement results in a very interesting and natural action.

7 It is to be understood, of course, that the means described and shown for accomplishing the desired results may be replaced by other mechanism producing the same ad vantages without departing from the scope of the appended claims. I

' I claim! 1. The combination, in a toy, of a body simulatin a fowl and including supporting whee a neck portion pivoted to the body including a head ortion, a bill portion pivoted to the head portion, a itman operatively connected at one end with the wheels and at its other end attached to the neck for imparting movement to the latter, a member disposed within the neck portion and adapted to have endwise movement therein and at one end ada ted to engage the pivoted bill portion, an a member secured to the body having a curved surface disposed adjacent the pivot of the neck portion, the other endof the first named member engaging the said curved surface.

2. The combination, in a toy, of a body simulating a fowl and including supporting wheels, a neck portion pivoted to the body including a head portion, a bill portion wheels, a mouth a part having a curved surface adjacent to' to the body having a curved surface ar-' ranged eccentrically of the pivot of the neck, and a rod disposed between the pivoted bill portion and the said curved surface adapted to be operated by the latter in the movement of the neck portion to move said bill portion a plurality of times in each movement of the neck portion in one direction.

.3. The-combination, in a toy, of a body simulating a living organism, including supporting wheels, a one piece mouth and head portion pivoted to said body, means to impart movement to the same from the portion pivoted to the head,

the pivot of the head portion and disposed eccentrically to the same, and a member disposed between and engaging the last named mouth portion and the said part and mov able with the said head portion adapted to impart movement to the last named mouth portion in the movement of said head portion, by following said curved surface. i

4. The combination, in a toy, of a body simulating a fowl and including supporting wheels, a neck portion pivoted to the body including an integral head portion, means to oscillate the neck portion from the wheels, Wings pivoted to the body also op-' erated by said means, a bill portion pivoted to the head, a part having a surface disposed adjacent to the pivot of the neck portion, said surface being a curved one and arranged eccentrically to said pivot, and a member disposed between the pivoted bill portion and the said part, the latter being constructed whereby to cause the operation of the said bill portion a plurality of times during movement of the neck portion in one direction.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

- ERNEST STARBUGK.

Witnesses: I

ULIVER N. Hownrron, J, H. cmmzr.

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